mjheathcote
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Last Saturday evening I was driving to Hitchin, meeting up with a collegue for an early flight from Heathrow to US/Canada on business.
I was faced with a possible head on collision with an out of control car, which I managed to avoid.
Only getting back last night have I managed to download the footage, unfortunately no possibility of identifying the numberplate due to speed and being too dark with headlights.
Its really shook me up with the what if's.
If I was nearer the bend.
If I wasn't paying attention.
If I couldn't have swerved due to traffic in opposite direction.
If another car was behind me when I swerved out of the way.
If my 18 year old daughter who has just passed her driving test was driving...
If it was a head on, only the dash cam to prove it wasn't my fault...
I can't get out of my head the image of the car right in front of me, and how I managed to swerve out of the way with no contact.
After he passed me he just went straight on and disappeared into the distance, on the road, and I was in shock on what had just happened.
How could a self driving car calculate in that millisecond how to respond in such a situation?
I was faced with a possible head on collision with an out of control car, which I managed to avoid.
Only getting back last night have I managed to download the footage, unfortunately no possibility of identifying the numberplate due to speed and being too dark with headlights.
Its really shook me up with the what if's.
If I was nearer the bend.
If I wasn't paying attention.
If I couldn't have swerved due to traffic in opposite direction.
If another car was behind me when I swerved out of the way.
If my 18 year old daughter who has just passed her driving test was driving...
If it was a head on, only the dash cam to prove it wasn't my fault...
I can't get out of my head the image of the car right in front of me, and how I managed to swerve out of the way with no contact.
After he passed me he just went straight on and disappeared into the distance, on the road, and I was in shock on what had just happened.
How could a self driving car calculate in that millisecond how to respond in such a situation?